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Los Angeles Times
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Gabriel ‘Fluffy' Iglesias and Jo Koy announce Super Bowl-size comedy show at SoFi Stadium
Two of L.A.'s biggest comedians are teaming up to grab the mic for what they anticipate will be the largest comedy show in history. Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias and Jo Koy on Tuesday announced that they'll be headlining the first stand-up performance at SoFi Stadium on March 21, 2026 — setting their sights on a sold-out crowd of 70,000 fans. If achieved, this number would eclipse the current Guinness World Record-holding comedy audience of 67,733 pulled off by German comedian Mario Barth at the Olympiastadion in Berlin in 2008. Announcing the show exclusively to The Times, Koy and Iglesias said that this massive undertaking will be a major moment not only for their fans who've supported them for decades, but for the art form of stand-up comedy. 'For one day, the two of us will be Taylor Swift,' Iglesias joked. The two longtime friends, who frequently pop up at each other's sold-out arena shows, said they felt the time was right to finally make a major co-headlining appearance together. They'll be performing their sets back to back on one night only with an array of special guests, surprise moments and plenty of other hilarious interruptions that will make for a roughly four-hour show. 'I think every time that we crash each other's shows, we see the reaction of the fans, and people get excited,' Iglesias said sitting outside SoFi with Koy on a recent afternoon talking about the show set to happen next spring. 'And the more we do that, the more we realize we have a lot of the same fans. We've always wanted to do shows together, yeah, like trying to make it make sense.' Looking across the giant man-made lake in front of SoFi's enormous structure, Koy can hardly contain his joyous disbelief that he'll be performing at one of the largest NFL stadiums in the country where the Rams and Chargers play. 'I play the Forum, and then as I'm pulling in this … it's dwarfing the Forum,' Koy said. 'This is a massive deal. To share the stage with this guy is gonna be incredible.' Between the success and fan bases of both comedians, the potential of a record-setting stand-up show seems statistically within reach. In 2022, Long Beach comedian Iglesias was the first comic to sell out the 56,000-seat Dodger Stadium as part of the debut of the biennial Netflix Is a Joke Festival in L.A. He also set a record for fines incurred by a performer for going over his allotted time slot (a hefty $250,000 for not leaving the venue until 4 a.m.). 'I'm the reason the Dodgers could afford Ohtani this year,' Iglesias joked. 'That being said, I've learned a couple things, and we're gonna apply them to this. And I think that it has to make sense, and it's gonna make sense.' Last year, Koy also made comedy history by performing two back-to-back sold-out shows at the Forum, bringing him to a record-setting total of six sold-out headlining shows for a comedian at the Inglewood venue that seats more than 17,500 fans. The discussion of the pair playing SoFi began when Iglesias came out at Koy's record-breaking sixth Forum show last February to hand him a plaque for his achievement. In front of the crowd, Iglesias asked Koy if they should contemplate performing 'across the street' together, which elicited a roar of excitement from the crowd. 'I always wanted to do a show with [Iglesias] and it was him that was like, 'Hey, let's do SoFi,'' Koy said laughing. 'Like, can we just start small? ... this is [Iglesias'] brain child. I love it that it took someone like Gabe to come up with something this big and to inspire me to do it.' Considering both comedians have made a career of selling out major market arenas in the past, Iglesias said he's confident his big idea will pay off. 'It needed to be said out loud for us to actually make it real, to make it feel like this is something that can happen,' he said. 'Because, I mean, theoretically, mathematically, it should, we should be fine. There should be five of these like Tay-Tay.' When it comes to playing to the 'cheap seats' at the back of the stadium, the comedians said they're committed to making sure everyone in the venue enjoys the experience of their comedy show, which is being presented by Icon Concerts. Pre-sale begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, local time, and tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 25, on Ticketmaster and via the comedians' websites, and 'That's always the first thought — is everyone gonna be able to enjoy the experience,' Iglesias said. 'And I think you bring in the right production, the right sound, the right lighting, spare no expense on that one, and make sure that every single seat is a good seat.' 'We're going to have mics everywhere,' Koy said. 'That was like, my biggest concern. Let's make sure we capture everything and make sure everyone sees us. This thing's massive, it's nuts.' This banner career moment for Koy next door to LAX comes on the heels of a rather scary moment in the skies earlier this month as a passenger with his family on an L.A.-bound flight from the Philippines that made an emergency landing in Tokyo after smoke started billowing into the cabin due to an electrical fire. 'I had my family with me, so I'm trying to be strong but inside I'm like, 'Oh, my God we're gonna crash!' Koy said. 'When we landed, it was like a new life was handed to us.' If anyone can identify with Koy's experience it's Iglesias, who had his own emergency landing in 2023 when a private jet he was on skidded off the runway and landed in a field. 'I think [Koy] wins, he had fire,' he quipped. For Koy and Iglesias, who both survived and thrived in the comedy scene in L.A. for years and became worldwide stars in comedy with a combined 60 years worth of experience between them, performing a show this size is definitely no joke. 'A mega show is in order,' Iglesias said. 'I think that the two of us are right at that perfect spot where this is the right time and the right place.'
Fox News
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle mocked by comedian at Netflix event
John Mulaney took a playful jab at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle while promoting his upcoming talk show, "Everybody's Live with John Mulaney." During the "Next on Netflix" event this month, the comedian spoke to reporters about the new show while poking fun at not only himself, but also the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. "We will be live globally with no delay," Mulaney said, according to Variety. "We will never be relevant. We will never be your source for news. We will always be reckless. Netflix will always provide us with data that we will ignore." "It was a total blast, and it was one of those shows that neither Netflix nor I really needed to do," Mulaney said. "I never wanted to host a talk show, and they were getting out of the talk show game. So, it was the perfect moment to do this. . . . If we can be one-tenth as popular on Netflix as anything from South Korea, I will have the most successful talk show in world history." "This is a really fun experiment. Not since 'Harry and Meghan' has Netflix given more money to something without a specific plan." "This is a really fun experiment," he added. "Not since Harry and Meghan has Netflix given more money to someone without a specific plan." A source with knowledge told Fox News Digital, "Mulaney made multiple jokes — this was just one of them." The series, which is set to premiere on March 12, is a followup to "John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's In LA," which aired during the Netflix Is a Joke Festival last year. Representatives for Mulaney and Netflix did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. A representative for Archewell, Prince Harry and Markle's foundation, did not provide further comment. The jab comes shortly after Markle postponed the release of her latest Netflix venture, "With Love, Meghan," due to the devastation surrounding the LA wildfires. The Duchess of Sussex revealed earlier this month that her new series, which was set for a Jan. 15 premiere on the streaming giant, has been rescheduled for a March 4 release. "At the request of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and with the full support of Netflix, the release of the show — a heartfelt tribute to the beauty of Southern California — has been moved from its previously announced January premiere date to March 4, due to the ongoing devastation caused by the Los Angeles wildfires," a Netflix representative confirmed to Fox News Digital. "I'm thankful to my partners at Netflix for supporting me in delaying the launch, as we focus on the needs of those impacted by the wildfires in my home state of California," Markle said. At the time, British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard told Fox News Digital that it would have "been wrong to launch her new show while the wildfires continue to rage through L.A." "I have to say it's a first, her giving some thought to the release date of her series," Chard said. "The public have understandably constantly berated her for being tone-deaf. She is hoping the public see her in a new light as a caring, helpful and kind person, thus changing their current perception of her." Royal expert Richard Flitzwilliams believed Netflix had "no option" but to postpone the series. "Harry and Meghan have been active in supporting relief efforts and helping evacuees," Flitzwilliams said. "This is a situation where their person-to-person skills, which are considerable, have, according to the mayor of Pasadena, 'really buoyed the spirits of the first responders.' Obviously, the series is of considerable importance to their contract with Netflix, and we will doubtless be able to judge it at a more appropriate future time." Fox News Digital's Stephanie Nolasco, Tracy Wright and Ashley Papa contributed to this post.
